Miron, Yaakov (“Yanki”)
Son of Arthur and Hilda. He was born on April 4, 1947 in the village of Szold. With the evacuation of the children from the Galilee settlements, Yanki was transferred together with all the children of Kfar Szold to Ein Harod, who was then a year old. At the same time his father was sent on behalf of the purchase to Switzerland. The conditions in Ein Harod were harsh: the caregivers bore a heavy responsibility, because most of the children were transferred to Ein Harod without their parents; Yanki’s mother was also very busy with the schoolchildren, because that was her job – and at that time Jacob began to talk. He was very attached to the children of his group who called him “small”; He was also a young man (three years from his sister and eight years from his brother). And it was natural that he indulged him in particular and was also somewhat inclined to do so. Yankie was a comfortable child and would not refuse to do any errand, though once he remarked that he did not like it because he was already big. He was by nature sensitive and vulnerable, not impudent, in front of parents but knew to stand up and argue with children was not very active; Liked to have fun with the family but did not agree to join her for a theater performance or to watch a film if it was against the company’s constitution. Even as a child, he was a peace lover and opposed to war. He completed his elementary studies and continued his studies in Givat Hayim-Ihud. At school he studied well, loved his studies and diligently prepared his classes. Recently he began to devote time to reading. He belonged to the Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed movement and as a member of Hapoel, he was on the soccer team. As a relative he worked in agriculture. In November 1965 he was drafted into the IDF and began his army service as a flight pilot, but was forced to move to the armored infantry unit about six months later. Even then he discovered his ability to learn and the ability to perform in comparison to his friends – yet he was modest and humble and therefore loved by everyone. After the training period, Yaakov entered the course of the General Staff, and within a short time it was evident that Yaakov, who had the qualities of a commander and his classmates, was inclined to accept his authority. Shortly before the battle, Ya’akov returned to the battalion and was recommended to be the commander of a platoon, and when the fighting broke out he went into battle with his platoon, admired by his subordinates for his personal and leadership abilities He did not finish his compulsory service when the Six-Day War broke out and extinguished it The city of El-Arish and Tahihura on the third day of its battles, on the 28th of Iyar 5727 (7.6.1967), was hit by a heavy machine-gun wound, and he was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery in Bari and later transferred to the eternal cemetery In Kibbutz Givat Hayim-Ihud.
